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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجنازةChapters on Funeral Prayer
بَابُ مَوْقِفِ الْمُصَلَّى مِنَ الرَّجُلِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا كَانَ إِمَامًا أَوْ مُنْفَرِدًا وَكَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَتْ أَنْوَاعٌ مِنَ الْجَنَائِزِChapter on the position of the one praying over the man and woman if he is Imam or alone, and what to do if there are different types of funerals
Hadith 3188
اُردوEn
عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى عَلَى أُمِّ فُلَانٍ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: أُمِّ كَعْبٍ) مَاتَتْ فِي نِفَاسِهَا فَقَامَ وَسْطَهَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) offered the funeral prayer of Umm Fulan (i.e., Sayyidah Umm Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with her), who had passed away in the state of postnatal bleeding, and he stood in the middle (of her body).
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … From these narrations, it is understood that the imam should stand at the head of a male deceased and at the hips of a female deceased. This is the opinion of Imam Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad. However, according to one opinion of Imam Abu Hanifah, the imam will stand in line with the chest of every deceased, whether male or female. But in light of these narrations, the first position is stronger.
